Workshop Title:
“Offramp To Our Roots”
Workshop Description:
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Live interpreting practice sessions is a chance for interpreter education to return to its roots and provide more opportunities for interpreters to interact with deaf community members. This workshop will give you the tools you need to understand why these sessions can benefit the interpreters in your program and how to plan for and carry out meaningful interpreting practice with supervised reflection.
Come learn how to help build an on-ramp back to deaf communities to support the growth of the interpreters you are supporting on their professional journeys.
Educational Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1) Explain why supervised interpreting practice can benefit both student and working interpreters
2) List the technical requirements for organizing live online interpreting practice
3) Describe the framework for facilitating supervised reflective practice after the interpreting experience
4) Organize supervised interpreting practice sessions within their own educational settings
Bio:
Jenny Smith-Hastings is a Program Specialist with the CATIE Center at St. Catherine University, where she has supported novice interpreters since 2018. She earned her BA in Interpretation from Gallaudet University and is passionate about helping new interpreters grow and succeed. She lives out in the country, where she enjoys a slower pace of life with her nine cats, chickens, and goats. When she’s not working, she can be found outside, playing in basketball and volleyball leagues, or taking care of her animals and plants.
Doug Bowen-Bailey seeks innovative ways to support interpreters becoming reflective practitioners. He has worked with the CATIE Center at St. Catherine University since 2017, supporting novice interpreters and those working in healthcare settings. In addition to working with the CATIE Center, he interprets in the community when he can, provides mentoring services, and serves on several community boards. He received his MA in Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity in 2019 from St. Catherine University with a project focused on understanding best practices for teaching interpreters about power, privilege, and oppression. Doug lives in Duluth, MN with his partner, Holly. His best thinking often happens while he is on a bicycle, and so he is grateful for any chance to be out on the roads and trails on two wheels.
Dr. Holly Nelson is an instructional designer at the CATIE Center with nearly 30 years of experience in ASL/English interpreting, teaching, mentoring, program development, and assessment. She has worked in academic, community, government, and corporate settings, specializing in decision-making and ethics, program development, experiential learning, and test preparation.
Holly has played a key role in developing programs for heritage ASL learners, Deaf interpreters, VRS internships, and bridging the gap from graduation to certification. She is passionate about deliberate and reflective practice, always finding ways to blend creativity into her work.
She holds National Interpreter Certification at the Master level, Utah Professional Certification, and EIPA. Outside of work, Holly enjoys making pottery, recycled art, and spending time with her family. She lives with her wife in a small Nevada town, where they love exploring the desert and planning their next adventure.
RID CEUs Offered: .15
